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Metro Detroit Home Builders Hold Pessimistic Outlook for 2023
/in SE Michigan /by Tracy WillisInterest rates continue to rise. Issues with labor availability, materials costs and supply chain slow downs persist. New construction waiting lists are shrinking because people are priced out of the new homes they had set their sights on. Home builders are mired in pessimism as the industry slows. Detroit builders are shifty to other types of development, including remodeling work, self-storage and multifamily apartments. Builders are normally trying to dig basements and frame houses before winter hits, but that isn’t the case this year. September 2022 saw the lowest number of housing permits pulled since 2011. Rising interest rates continue to impact the market. In contrast, multifamily permits are having their best year since 1998.
Trinity Health Systems Plans Mixed-Use Development in Grand Rapids
/in Grand Rapids, SE Michigan /by Tracy WillisLivonia-based Trinity Health System has its sights set on 10 parking lots in downtown Grand Rapids, but it’s not for a new hospital site. They are seeking $19 million in federal funding to convert the lots into a mixed-used development to ease the city’s affordable housing shortage. Trinity was one of 319 applicants to submit requests to Kent County for a share of the $127 million awarded to the county in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. The Kent County Board of Commissioners will most likely finalize its remaining ARPA allocations at a November 14 meeting. Trinity Health is exploring additional funding sources for the project, including Brownfield Redevelopment Authority tax credits, Michigan Community Revitalization Program and Michigan Missing Middle Housing Program funds and a philanthropy and capital allocation from Trinity itself.
Sterling Heights City Council Approves Lakeside Mall Redevelopment Plan
/in SE Michigan /by Tracy WillisFollowing two hours of discussion, the Sterling Heights City Council approved a redevelopment plan that will raze Lakeside Mall. The proposed Lakeside Town Center project will include 150,000 new square feet of retail and dining space. Miami-based Out of the Box Ventures will tear down the shopping center and replace it with more than 2,800 residential units, and new retail, office and hotel space over the course of 12 years. The project has a $1 billion price tag. A $45 million public bond will be issued to pay for public infrastructure improvements at the site located at Hall and Schoenherr roads.